Technically it's supported, however, Windows 8 has the .NET 3.5 ( and 2.0/3.0 ) disabled by default. Additionally it's a windows update download when activating as it's not cached locally on the hard drive.
---------------------------------------- From: "Pally Sandher" <pally.sand...@iesve.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 10:39 AM To: "General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset." <wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Supporting Windows 8 Windows 8 should have .NET 3.5 (and 4.0) support built in. I think the WiXNetFxExtension you're using hasn't been updated to take this into account when setting those properties. If you're using WiX v3.7 bug report it at http://sourceforge.net/p/wix/bugs/ To work around it in the meantime, change your condition to <![CDATA[Installed OR VersionNT>601 (NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL and NOT NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL = "#0")]]> so it passes on Windows 8 (and later). See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372495.aspx and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370556.aspx for details on the VersionNT property. Palbinder Sandher Software Platform Engineer T: +44 (0) 141 945 8500 F: +44 (0) 141 945 8501 http://www.iesve.com **Design, Simulate + Innovate with the <Virtual Environment>** Integrated Environmental Solutions Limited. Registered in Scotland No. SC151456 Registered Office - Helix Building, West Of Scotland Science Park, Glasgow G20 0SP Email Disclaimer -----Original Message----- From: Sanjay Poria [mailto:sanjay.po...@xanalys.com] Sent: 06 December 2012 10:39 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Supporting Windows 8 I have a msi built using Wix3.5 which has a conditional check on .NET 3.5 SP 1 being installed on the target machine like so: <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK35"/> <PropertyRef Id="NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL"/> <Condition Message="This application requires .NET Framework 3.5 Framework SP1 or later"> <![CDATA[Installed OR (NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL and NOT NETFRAMEWORK35_SP_LEVEL = "#0")]]> </Condition> This check fails on Windows 8 (x64). Do I need to make a change to this condition in order to support windows 8? Are there any other general gotchas I need to be aware of when installing an app on windows 8? The MSI does a basic install of a 32-bit application on a Windows 8 x64 machine but I assume there should be no problem with that. My remaining question is: I there any reason to upgrade to a later release of Wix (ie, Wix 3.6)? Any help is appreciated. sanjay ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
